Hi Ina, There are a lot of stuff available for these services. When it comes to intallation it varies from easy to "that requires enough time".
BBS - An electronic message center. Most bulletin boards serve specific interest groups. They allow you to dial in with a modem, review messages left by others, and leave your own message if you want. newsgroups - Same as forum, an on-line discussion group. On the Internet, there are literally thousands of newsgroups covering every conceivable interest. To view and post messages to a newsgroup, you need a news reader, a program that runs on your computer and connects you to a news server on the Internet. Mailing list - A list of e-mail addresses identified by a single name, such as [EMAIL PROTECTED] When an e-mail message is sent to the mailing list name, it is automatically forwarded to all the addresses in the list. Most e-mail clients support mailing lists, which enables you to broadcast e- mail messages to groups that you define. Sometimes the issue is not on how difficult to set-up but more on "will it served your purpose based on your needs and the set of criteria you have?" Ric > what are the differences of a BBS, newsgroups and a mailing lists? > which one is easy to setup? > > thanks, > ina patricia ;) _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
